The day after they left Jiangning, they encountered a typhoon crossing the Yangtze River.

Since the beginning of summer, the water level in the Yangtze River has continued to rise, submerging the beaches and lakes on both sides, connecting them into one, coming down from Jiangning, the river surface is extraordinarily vast, the dense rain curtain is white and gray, and the shadow of the opposite bank cannot be seen at all, the storm is raging, setting off a huge wave eight or nine feet high, and the Yangtze River in the afternoon is like a vast ocean.

The three big ships "Dongyang", "Jiyun 1" and "Jiyun 2" were also forced to find a small river and alley between Huyang County and Jiyang County called Weitang to avoid the wind and waves.

The three thousand-stone boats all lowered their sails and stopped at the mouth of the alley, and the wind and waves in the river harbor were still not small, and there were constantly waves hitting the deck. Lin Jian wore a short cardigan shirt, and his whole body was soaked by the heavy rain, and he personally led people to reinforce the bed crossbows, scorpion crossbows, assault boats and other accessories on the deck to prevent the wind and waves from falling into the water.

The nine tall masts of the three ships stretched out into the air, making a whistling sound to the wind.

The rain was a little lighter, the wind was not weak, and he couldn't set sail yet, Lin Jian let everyone else retreat into the cabin, he and Ao Canghai stood under the canopy and looked outside, and drank a bowl of ginger candy hot soup.

Big Loach Master Ge Cunxin and Wu Qi were staring at the other two boats to prevent the boat from having an accident in the wind and waves, and Lin Jian also brought out Chen Enze and Hu Qiaozhong this time, and they were also on the other two boats at this time.

"The waves of this dog day, the Yangtze River is so big, I don't know what happened to Changshan Island?" A man like Zhou Putie was afraid of wind and waves, and sat weakly at the door of the cabin, not even having the strength to stand firm on the deck.

The boat shook too much, and he couldn't decoct the medicine, so he took some medicinal materials to Zhou Pu to chew with the boatman, and he felt slightly better.

Although there were no meteorological satellites or anything in the world, fishermen at the seashore had a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with summer typhoons, and they could detect the typhoon from abnormal weather changes almost a day or two in advance.

Before entering the typhoon season, Lin Jian reminded Qin Chengzu and others to pay attention to wind disasters on Changshan Island, and the ships should also avoid long-distance voyages as much as possible. According to his observation of the vegetation of Changshan Island, Changshan Island, located in the northerly waters of the Yangtze River estuary, is not in the main wind belt, although the connection is temporarily cut off due to the typhoon season, Changshan Island does not need to worry too much, and the supplies sent before the typhoon season can also make Changshan Island persist in autumn.

Correspondingly, in the typhoon season, the activities of the Tokai Kou will also be greatly restricted, and it is more likely that they will use the coastal islands that have been occupied to invade the interior.

Lin Jian looked at the shore, a large area of reeds were blown off, two big trees were blown down in the water, revealing the intertwined roots, there were several farmhouses on the shore, the roofs were torn off by the strong wind, the walls of two grass houses were also blown down, and there were no human figures in the rain, and I didn't know where to take refuge.

There was another heavy rain, and Lin Jian was just about to return to the ship with Ao Canghai to avoid the rain, when a merchant ship floated on the river outside the mouth of the alley.

The merchant ship's half-mast does not know where to break, and the remaining half-mast is less than two feet high, which should be broken by the strong wind, and the sail does not know where to blow. The canopy was also removed by the strong wind, and most of it was dragged in the water, revealing the cargo in the cabin, and the bulk rice and a large number of bagged goods could be seen.

The hull of the ship was seriously tilted, and it seemed that it was in the water, and five or six men with bare breasts were rowing hard to come to the shore.

This kind of Yangtze River is looking for common cargo ships with a load of about 200 stones, with sails and oars, but this wind blows northward, the wind is fierce, and the cargo ship relies on five or six people to paddle, not only can not dock, but also gives the wind to the wind to drift to the center of the river.

This section of the river is dozens of miles wide, and the wind and waves in the center of the river are even greater, but I am afraid that if I don't reach the north bank, the boat will either enter the water and capsize, or be blown over by the strong wind.

The man on the boat saw a big boat sheltering from the wind and waves at the mouth of the alley, and waved his hand and shouted for help.

The wind and rain were too strong, Lin Jian couldn't hear what they shouted, there was a ship in distress, and it was the most basic morality to help a hand, and he and Ge Cunxin, the big loach master standing on the deck of "Jiyun I", quickly agreed on a rescue plan by shouting loudly and gesticulating.

Ge Cunxin, the big loach master, lowered an assault boat fixed on the foredeck of "Jiyun 1" into the water, and Lin Tie connected the cables on the three ships, and took out three long ropes that were almost more than 200 zhang long and tied them to the assault boat, so that people drove the assault boat over to tie the cable to the cargo ship, and the cargo ship was forcibly pulled over against the wind by manpower.

Pull the cargo ship to the river beach and cut the shallow, the owner of the cargo ship is a middle-aged man, changed into a long shirt wet to the rain and took a small boat to the Dongyang to thank him, the long shirt was wet on the body, holding a package, the action was very inconvenient, the whole person was exhausted, climbed up the deck from the rope ladder to slip and fell, the package was scattered, and several gold and silver bills were scattered on the deck.

Watching the middle-aged man pick up the gold and silver bills and wrap them and hand them over, Lin Lian frowned and asked, "What does this mean?" It is a moral duty to help the rivers and lakes in distress, and besides, we are just a gesture. ”

The first pawn had been sheltering from the rain in the cabin until he had to pull the cargo ship over by hand, and the middle-aged man knew that these three big ships were all warships.

With such a big wind and rain, it is impossible for Lin Tie to hang the flag on the mainmast, and the middle-aged man does not know where these three warships came from, and it is a great grace to be able to help each other, and the middle-aged man did not dare to slack off at all, and without taking a breath, he took the only gold and silver bills on the ship and his subordinates to thank them, and even didn't care to save the two people who fell into the water when the sail mast broke.

One of the two people who fell into the water was his own nephew, and the middle-aged man looked at Lin Lian and wanted to plead for search and rescue, but he felt that it was too difficult for a strong person. With such a big wind and waves, the water is so strong that the big boat can't raise its sails in the river at all, and the small boat can't resist the waves, so it can't go to search and rescue at all.

The middle-aged man endured the pain, afraid of offending the adult, respectfully held the gift to his forehead, and said: "We went to Danyang against the current, encountered this typhoon, did not wait to find a place to shelter from the wind, the mast sail was blown off by the wind, and almost even the boat and people were planted in this river, this thank you gift is really meager, dare to ask the adult's name, and then prepare a generous gift to the adult after we go back......"

"The loss of the cargo ship is not small......," Lin said.

Gaining a good reputation in the place is more valuable than one or two hundred taels of silver, Lin Jian was about to resolutely refuse, Wu Qi showed his head and called him: "Your Excellency, ......"

Seeing that the crow stood on the rope ladder and didn't come up to the deck, Lin Jian knew that he had something to say in private, let people make tea, and ask the middle-aged man to go to the cabin to do it, he walked to the side of the boat and asked Wu Qi: "What's the matter with the crow master?" The probe saw Hu Qiaozhong and Chen Enze, two teenagers, standing on the boat below.

"Hehe, this world is really impermanent, you probably wouldn't have thought that the person who went in was Chongzhou Hu Zhicheng......" Wu Qi grabbed the side of the boat and smiled.

"What, there is such a coincidence, he is Qiao Guan's father!" Lin Jian also felt that things were really coincidental, and asked Hu Qiaozhong on the boat, "You won't recognize the wrong person?" ”

"It's really not wrong, it's really Qiao Guan's father, my third uncle......" Hu Qiaozhong said emotionally. I've always endured not seeing each other, but if I can meet him by chance, how can a teenager hold back his excitement?

"I heard from the sailors on the ship that they blew off the mast sails three miles ahead, and two people were brought into the water at that time, and I am afraid that they could not be saved." Chen Enze said on the side.

"If you take the broken sail mast into the water, maybe there is still a glimmer of life, and you need to search and rescue immediately," Lin Jian immediately said, "The big loach has experience, and he will take the 'Jiyun 1' to the wind and raise half a sail to search and rescue in the direction of the river center, and the 'Jiyun 2' will make people go ashore to pull the fiber to the river bank to search and rescue downstream, and the six assault light boats are all launched, connected to the big boat with cables, and it is limited to one hour, so everyone should pay attention to safety ......"

With such a big wind and waves in the river, and the rain is urgent, if it were someone else, Lin Jian would only help, and would not take the risk to search and rescue in the river, after all, the boatmen and sailors on the three ships had no experience in sailing in such a wind and waves. Since it was his own people, the situation was different, and Lin Jian immediately sent two thousand-stone boats and six assault light boats out of the alley to search and rescue.

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Hu Zhicheng felt that Lin Tie was still easy to speak, and thought that he begged him to send a boat to search and rescue the person who fell into the water, maybe it would be possible to do his best to obey the fate of heaven, and watched Lin Tie push open the hatch and come in, and hurriedly stood up.

Lin Lian said first: "I heard that two people on your boat fell into the water, and I have already sent a boat to search and rescue, but with such a big wind and waves, the chances are really slim......"

Hu Zhicheng was stunned there, he never thought that Lin Lianping met in the water, and it was already a great grace to help him just now, at this time, he would take the initiative to send a boat to brave such a big wind and waves to search and rescue the person who fell into the water, and immediately "plopped", fell to the ground on both knees, and wanted to kowtow to Lin Lian.

Lin Jian was also taken aback, he had the family information of the Chongzhou meat ticket boy, Hu Zhicheng was also a scholar, and he inherited the family's sugar mill with his brother before he did business. It is the norm for ordinary people to kowtow to officials, and those who read books regard kowtowing as a heavy and great gift.

Hu Zhicheng knelt on the ground and was about to kowtow, but Lin Jian hurriedly went over to hold him and said, "Why is this, I just do what I should do, Mr. Hu really doesn't need such a big gift, so why can't I afford it?" ”

"Do you recognize me?" Hu Zhicheng was slightly stunned, and then thought that it was the sailor on the ship and Lin Lian's hand, and said, "No matter how slim the chance, if the adult has this heart, he will be kind to recreate his parents, and I should kowtow to the adult for the two who fell into the water." ”

"Mr. Hu sat down to talk first," Lin Jian said, "There are two people around me who recognize Mr. Hu, and I invite them to come out and meet Mr. Hu......

Hu Zhicheng saw that Lin Lian's bearing was extraordinary, but he couldn't guess his identity, and he couldn't imagine who would know him around him, looking at the darkness at the door of the cabin, the wind and rain, the hull swaying, and the lights couldn't be lit, Hu Zhicheng couldn't see the faces of the people who came in, so he heard a call full of emotion: "Third uncle, it's me and Uncle Chen's kid Chen Enze......"

Hu Zhicheng was stunned when he heard this familiar voice, and he was stunned for a while.